@johnaugust.bsky.social this week’s episode reminds me of this masterpiece by @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social

Birdigo is *50%* off during the Steam Winter Sale, now until Jan 5th! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/ This Wordle-meets-Balatro cozy word game was created by @johnaugust.bsky.social & @toboggan.work and plays great on a Steam Deck ❄️

I grew up in Boulder. My Scout Explorer post met in this exact building at NCAR, home to the most science-y science nerds in the Rockies. What a stupid timeline we’re in.

@johnaugust.bsky.social arrived earlier in the month. Saving to read it over the festive break (and read the bonus chapter too!) looks awesome and so clean inside. Lots of white space!

Rob Reiner was funny and gregarious, just like you’d expect. Michele Reiner always insisted on one conversation at a time around a dinner table so everyone could participate. Such a tragedy. All my sympathy to their family.

The Scriptnotes book outsold this!

Excited to see Scriptnotes on the USA Today bestsellers list, along with the D&D Player’s Handbook!

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

Spoke with Ritesh Mehta about my writing process, both for movies and the Scriptnotes book. filmmakermagazine.com/132575-inter...

@johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social the best birthday present ever for this Sadge! ✍️ 💻 🎈 #scriptsky @blcklstd.bsky.social

Number 6 is a big one

It’s here. It’s orange. And it’s glorious! The greatest ever podcast now in book form. Can’t wait to read it! @johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social #scriptnotes #scriptsky

Instant add to my 2025 holiday gift list for tech/creatively oriented folks: the great new Scriptnotes book by @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social, hosts of the best screenwriting podcast going (AND top screenwriters themselves- a rare combo!) You can pick it up at scriptnotesbook.com

It’s HERE!! Brilliant 🤘😎🤘 #Scriptnotes @johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social

I see he’s moved on from the couch

If you liked reading this, please share it around! I’m really hoping to be able to do more Jeopardy! stories in 2026.

Happy Scriptnotes release day @johnaugust.bsky.social & @clmazin.bsky.social! Thrilled to finally have this in my hands. Congrats to you both.

it’s here! I’ve been listening to @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social’s #ScriptNotesPodcast since I started actively seeking out podcasts during the pandemic to stave off boredom while running in the next door schoolyard. I’ve listened to most of the run by now; excited for the book!

This @teampomonok.bsky.social update includes: - a great book - a weirdly elaborate fan letter & - a new show from #PomonokPodcasts If you❤️ #ScriptnotesPodcast, #screenwriting, or adorable Latinas talking about stuff they like, check this out: #ScriptSky #LatinSky #books @johnaugust.bsky.social

High praise from a superstar who helped us out a lot!

Hey! Look what came in the mail today! I am so excited to have a new way to procrastinate! #Scriptnotes #scriptsky #filmsky @johnaugust.bsky.social

I’ve been listening to @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social for over a decade. So happy to finally have their wisdom distilled down to a great looking (and surprisingly light) book!

Happy #scriptnotes publication day to all who celebrate (and merry early Christmas to me)! @johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social

Timely advice from Rex. rexogle.substack.com/p/its-okay-t...

TODAY! #WakeUpDeadMan! THEATERS! 600 US screens, 500 more internationally, hopefully more to come in the next week. See my pinned post for a theater finder. I’m so proud of this movie and everyone’s work on it, I hope you enjoy it!

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

This movie is gorgeous on the big screen. Light plays a big role in this, and even the best TVs won’t give you the full experience.

We are in theaters TOMORROW!! See my pinned post for a theater finder link ❤️❤️💀⏰ #WakeUpDeadMan

I’ve been blogging/podcasting about writing for 25 years. Every week there’s something new I hadn’t considered.

Great look at the hierarchy of how characters (and all of us) vent our frustrations. blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/274-emotiona...

I love that macOS contacts still lets you set someone’s Jabber username. In case of time travel, I guess.

Last week, we sent out a bonus chapter of the Scriptnotes book. You can read it today. johnaugust.com/2025/getting...

At this year's ThinkyCon, Corey Martin and John August told the story of how a multiplayer physical card game became Birdigo! @johnaugust.bsky.social @toboggan.work

Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago

Scripnotes Live Show in LA. November 30th at 3pm! Every ticket gets a signed copy of the Scriptnotes book. Special guests and surprises, too. www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...

Join @johnaugust.bsky.social & i for a chat this wed at ThinkyCon! Streamed live on @thinkygames.com youtube Nov 5th-7th thinkygames.com/events/think...

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own. Pathetic.

Read the first 30 pages of the Scriptnotes book! Then preorder it so you’ll have it in your hands December 30th. scriptnotesbook.com

The paywall has dropped on @johnaugust.bsky.social's 5AM StoryTalk bonus episode. The screenwriter and Scriptnotes co-host returns to break down a favorite piece of art from his life - the pilot episode of “MODERN FAMILY” (2009). How does it hold up 16 years later in Trump's America?

I wrote a weirdo horror/comedy short film that takes place entirely in a hacked TV Guide channel. Watch CHANNELVUE here: vimeo.com/1128909278

Battery storage has grown more than 3,000% in California. That's why we haven't had brown outs or flex alerts for the past few years. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Yeah, I think I see the problem here - it's not that the video store was good, it's that you miss being a teenager

Editor1: How should we handle kinda demented behavior from the leader of the free world, styling himself as a king dumping shit on his detractors? Editor2: Mild bemusement? Editor1: See that’s why you have the CSJ degree

Apologies to all Scriptnotes premium subscribers who got spammed with emails. Supporting Cast, our provider, had a glitch where it treated back episodes as new ones for the last two seasons. They apologize, we apologize. Even Craig is aware this happened!

“The good kind of annoyance draws you in rather than driving you away. It’s that feeling you get when there’s something you *can* and *must* make right.” www.experimental-history.com/p/thank-you-...

Going independent has meant having the freedom to say that ICE is kidnapping people, to describe our government as authoritarian, and to say more directly when fascism is happening. I hope we'll start to see this more in large newsrooms before it's too late.

Genuinely one of the biggest problems with politics today is that all the bad stuff is so, so funny

Streaming the hell out of Hulu until subscription runs out at the end of the month. Or better yet, Kimmel is back.

Can Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr, or other federal actors, for violating his First Amendment rights by coercing ABC to suspend his show, and maybe eventually to fire him? To teal deer it, yes, but without an effective remedy. /1